Monday, February 6, 2012

Travelling Companions

"Travelling Compaions" by Augustus Egg in perfection of its symmetry — the identical billowing dresses, the hats perched
on the laps, the brunette-framed faces that face one another like a woman and
her mirror. In fact, it might at first compare to some children's puzzle, in
which one must point out the few things discrepancies between the one half of
the image and the other. But as one begins to look, one finds a greater
diversity of detail than is first apparent. One sits with a basket while the
other sits with a bouquet, one reads while the other dozes, and outside the
window a vivid and varied landscape expands, filling the center of the image.

This painting shows the use of near symmetry to create movement around the peice.